Cycling teams are beginning to plan their riders’ diets using statistical models that analyse data on the route, weather conditions and individuals’ power output

The streamer’s highly anticipated reunion left many disappointed, showing that TV might have a leg up on streaming when it comes to live programming.

Three criminal cases detail China’s alleged attempts to extend its security forces’ influence online—and around the globe.

VW’s latest big electric cruise sedan showcases new tech and impressive aerodynamics, but can it take on the Hyundai Ioniq 6 and Tesla Model S?

Kanishka Singh / Reuters: Illinois, Michigan, and seven other US states join the DOJ lawsuit against Google, jointly filed with eight states in January 2023, for alleged ad tech monopoly  —  Nine more U.S. states on Monday joined a civil antitrust lawsuit filed earlier by the Justice Department against Alphabet Inc’s Google …

Jordan Pearson / VICE: A winner at the Sony World Photography Awards rejects the award, saying his submission was AI-generated and meant to test if such competitions were ready for AI  —  A winner at this year’s Sony World Photography Awards wasn’t a photo at all.  —  Jordan Pearson

TechCrunch: Ransomware gang Vice Society leaks data stolen from US network infrastructure company CommScope, including thousands of employees’ SSNs and bank account details  —  Hackers published a trove of data stolen from U.S. network infrastructure giant CommScope, including thousands …

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The Biden administration is calling on organizations to build defenses into system designs, rather than relying on IT protections alone.

A study with Baul folk musicians found that recording asynchronously boosted creative freedom for women and didn’t negatively affect it for men.

Twitter’s suppression of trans joy can kill, at the precise moment we need to be strong.

The single-dose antibiotic regimen dramatically reduces transmission of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. But it doesn’t have the CDC’s blessing yet.

Sam Altman says the research strategy that birthed ChatGPT is played out and future strides in artificial intelligence will require new ideas.

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Razor Group, which buys and scales up e-commerce merchants, raised an €80M Series C, sources say at a $1.2B valuation and acquires its competitor Stryze Group  —  The business of being an e-commerce aggregator may be down but it is definitely not out.  —  Razor Group, one of the string …

Mark Savage / BBC: A song that uses AI to clone the voices of Drake and The Weeknd without the artists’ permission goes viral on social media  —  A song that uses Artificial Intelligence to clone the voices of Drake and The Weeknd has gone viral on social media.  —  Called Heart On My Sleeve […]

Ian Johnston / Financial Times: As Palantir vies for a £480M contract to build a “federated data platform” for the UK’s NHS, experts say the company’s Foundry tool is costly and hard to use  —  Internal opposition voiced over US company’s bid for lucrative expansion within British health service

Need to keep an eye (or ear) on your kids from another room? Our picks will help you do it.

Need to keep an eye (or ear) on your kids from another room? Our picks will help you do it.

Keep your phone, tablet, laptop, and other electronics running with these handheld power banks.

Keep your phone, tablet, laptop, and other electronics running with these handheld power banks.

Feeling the pull of a clean machine? We’ll help you make sense of the company’s whirlwind lineup.

Feeling the pull of a clean machine? We’ll help you make sense of the company’s whirlwind lineup.

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: A US House Committee publishes a draft stablecoin bill, which proposes a moratorium on stablecoins backed by other cryptocurrencies, a CBDC study, and more  —  The stablecoin bill is the first major piece of crypto legislation in 2023.  —  The U.S. House Financial Services Committee published …

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: A US House Committee publishes a draft stablecoin bill, which proposes a moratorium on stablecoins backed by other cryptocurrencies, a CBDC study, and more  —  The stablecoin bill is the first major piece of crypto legislation in 2023.  —  The U.S. House Financial Services Committee published …

Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal: Q&A with Microsoft’s CVP of ads on keeping Bing Chat results from being too promotional, AI-powered search threatening publishers’ ad revenue, and more  —  Kya Sainsbury-Carter, who recently was named to head the company’s ad business, offers an inside look at Microsoft’s game plan

Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal: Q&A with Microsoft’s CVP of ads on keeping Bing Chat results from being too promotional, AI-powered search threatening publishers’ ad revenue, and more  —  Kya Sainsbury-Carter, who recently was named to head the company’s ad business, offers an inside look at Microsoft’s game plan

Nico Grant / New York Times: Sources detail Google’s project Magi, with 160+ people working full time on it, to enhance search with AI, as Samsung considers making Bing search the default  —  The tech giant is sprinting to protect its core business with a flurry of projects, including updates to its search engine and […]

Nico Grant / New York Times: Sources detail Google’s project Magi, with 160+ people working full time on it, to enhance search with AI, as Samsung considers making Bing search the default  —  The tech giant is sprinting to protect its core business with a flurry of projects, including updates to its search engine and […]

A programme to test robotic vehicles in the Mojave Desert shows that they can autonomously navigate rocky landscapes to get to their destination, without roads or maps

A programme to test robotic vehicles in the Mojave Desert shows that they can autonomously navigate rocky landscapes to get to their destination, without roads or maps

This new dash camera is more suited for delivery or rideshare drivers—and even then, it might not be worth the inconvenience.

The Biggest Microbiome Study Sheds Light on Shared Health Risks

Robot excavators and other equipment held big promise for heavy equipment makers—like self-driving cars, the technology has proven difficult to perfect.

Coco Feng / South China Morning Post: The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, created by Congress in 2000, accuses Shein and Pinduoduo’s Temu of data risks, IP infringement, and more  —  Chinese-backed digital platforms Shein and Temu have become the latest targets of the US government, after an official report raised concerns …

Shirin Ghaffary / Vox: Similarweb: Twitter’s traffic fell 7.7% YoY in March, the third straight month of decline, unique web visitors fell 3.3% YoY, and Android app DAUs fell 9.8% YoY  —  Say goodbye to the old Twitter and hello to the new normal.  —  It’s been a year since Elon Musk initiated his takeover […]

Subrat Patnaik / Bloomberg: Amid an AI stocks frenzy, enterprise AI company CXApp’s stock closed at $13.85 on April 14, up from a $1.33 closing on April 11, taking its market cap to ~$164M  —  CXApp Inc. soared 94% on Friday, bringing its rally over the past three days to 941% on the back of […]

You may not know this, but the U.S. imposes a 12.5 percent import tariff on imported flashlights. However, for a product category the federal government describes as “portable electric lamps designed to function by their own source of energy, other than flashlights,” the import tariff is just 3.5 percent. At a glance, this seems inexplicable. […]

We tested dozens of bed-in-a-box hybrid, foam, innerspring, latex, and certified organic mattresses.

Plus: Hackers claim to have stolen 10 TB from Western Digital, a new spyware has emerged, and WhatsApp gets a fresh security feature.

Plus: Google Maps enhances coverage within US national parks, SwiftKey with Bing Chat lands on iPhones, and we track the rise of the AI voice clones.

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Google rolls out a Chrome security update to patch a zero-day exploited in the wild, a high-severity type confusion weakness in the V8 JavaScript engine  —  Google has released an emergency Chrome security update to address the first zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks since the start of the year.

Drew Harwell / Washington Post: The US military, which uses Twitch and Discord for recruitment, struggles with the risks posed by Gen Z service members who live much of their lives online  —  Defense officials told service members not to ‘post anything in Discord that you wouldn’t want seen by the general public.’ But by […]

Bloomberg: Twitter faces a backlash in Brazil after it initially refused government requests to take down posts and profiles suspected of inspiring violence in schools  —  Twitter is facing condemnation in Latin America’s largest economy for its laissez-faire approach on content suspected of inspiring violence in schools.

A muddy trek reveals the last remnants of the Rwenzori Mountains’ once-sprawling ice fields, a loss for scientists studying the climate record.

High capacity, high suction, and exceptional maneuverability mean my fabulously fluffy rabbit has finally met her vacuum match.

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P R Sanjai / Bloomberg: Indian streaming service JioCinema plans to add 100+ films and TV series and charge for content; JioCinema had 22M viewers for an IPL cricket match on April 12  —  Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s streaming service will add more than 100 films and TV series to its platform, building on the popularity […]

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: A look at OpenAI’s “red team” of 50 academics and experts, hired in 2022 to look for issues such as toxicity, prejudice, and biases in GPT-4 before its release  —  Microsoft-backed company asked an eclectic mix of people to ‘adversarially test’ GPT-4, its powerful new language model

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: Asus unveils ROG Phone 7 with a 6.78-inch AMOLED screen, 16GB RAM, 512GB storage, and clip-on cooling fan, starting at €999 and available for preorder in Europe  —  The clip-on fan interfaces with a trap door that opens up for internal cooling.  —  Some companies may be giving …

The nation’s highest court temporarily stayed restrictions on the drug mifepristone while it continues weighing a decision.